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Colony Cats of Birmingham is the TNVR division of Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue and strives to combat the overpopulation and needless suffering of feral and stray cats and kittens by promoting and facilitating Trap-Neuter-Return in and around Birmingham, AL. To Donate:
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To Adopt: https://kittykathavenrescue.org/adoption/
To Foster: https://kittykathavenrescue.org/foster/

Round up of Kismet kitties trapped this week for TNR! Missing a picture of a spicy orange baby who didn’t want to cooper...
06/10/2026

Round up of Kismet kitties trapped this week for TNR! Missing a picture of a spicy orange baby who didn’t want to cooperate and Ariel, a sassy tabby. Several of these cats are the mamas to the kittens we pulled in the 30 rescue. I believe we have one or two more left from that group.

Tinkerbell is on her way to our vet from the emergency vet! She made some progress and is holding strong. She still need...
06/10/2026

Tinkerbell is on her way to our vet from the emergency vet! She made some progress and is holding strong. She still needs supportive care. I’m not going to say anything else because I don’t want to jinx it. But, she’s getting all the love. She’s such a strong, brave girl. ❤️

This last week has been beyond difficult. There is no sugar coating it. Our last big rescue included 30 kittens. In that...
06/09/2026

This last week has been beyond difficult. There is no sugar coating it. Our last big rescue included 30 kittens. In that group of 30 were 12 precious souls fighting so hard for their lives. One of the 12 passed the morning we picked them up. We got the others and we threw everything at them. And when I say everything I mean it. Every medication, fluids, around the clock care and vet diagnostics to get an idea of what we were dealing with. The panleukopenia tests came back negative. They do have coccidia, but that’s nothing we haven’t dealt with before. What we can’t explain is why they’re struggling so much.

In the last week we have lost seven of these precious souls. Larry was the last one to pass this afternoon. Foster dad Bob noticed one of his remaining two struggling. She was rushed to our vet with a low body temperature. They worked hard to get her body temperature up and placed her on IV fluids. Our vet closes at six so we transferred her care to Steel City Emergency Vet. She is currently on supportive care. She is is fighting SO hard to stay with us. We don’t give up until we are sure there is no quality of life or fight left. Little Tinkerbell could use all of your support right now. And honestly, so could we. We have faced loss after loss this week (beyond what I have shared) and it is just breaking us. We have never experienced a kitten season quite like this. Tinkerbell’s care is worth it, but it comes with a hefty price tag. We aren’t sure what the cost is yet, but we anticipate it to be at least $1,000 if not more. If you can donate or help at all we would be so appreciative of it. All donations can go to through PayPal or Venmo. I’ll also create a Facebook fundraiser you can donate directly to.

I’ll never stop sharing the ugly side of cat rescue. These losses are a constant reminder of why it is SO important to spay and neuter. Your cat doesn’t want to be a mom and spay/abort is truly the lesser of evils if you choose to view it that way. Anything that can be done to prevent the suffering of an innocent animal should be priority. Our foster families are incredible, but experiencing this level of loss is enough to break anyone. Please keep them in your thoughts. And please keep the remaining four kittens, including sweet Tink in your thoughts as well. We can only hope she has enough strength to pull through this. ❤️

06/06/2026

Back in April our team (and so many other wonderful people) stepped up and helped us complete a rescue with 91 cats. In this group there were 9 beautiful, sweet kittens from freshly born to about five weeks old. Several of the mom cats decided to co-parent so we left them all together as they got bigger and stronger. I always hesitate to post updates on kittens because sometimes things don’t play out as you hope. One day we noticed they were losing weight. We started our normal deworming and care process. A few days later their foster woke up and cared for everyone. She came back a little while later and found three of the nine kittens had passed away in their bed together. We all started to panic. How could three energetic kittens who happily ate a full meal just hours before all die so suddenly? We had no answers and neither did our vet, so we sent their little bodies off to the state lab. The answer was devastating.

Panleukopenia.

This awful disease doesn’t have a cure. This is the type of illness where all you can do is provide supportive care. Even then, the odds aren’t great. And believe me, their amazing foster mom went above and beyond for these little ones. Slowly, one by one, we lost every single kitten. The last one passed this past Thursday after crashing.

When rescues talk about spay/abort and the horrible reality of kitten season this is what we mean. We love kittens, don’t get us wrong. But, if there was any way we could have prevented this insurmountable pain, suffering, and loss we would have. Kitten season is brutal. It’s ugly and unfair. We will always fight tooth and nail for the kittens in our care, but we will also do our very best to prevent them from being born.

All I have left to say is I’m so thankful JC, Missy Elliot, Lil Jon, Eenie, Meenie, Moe, Biggie Smalls, Lovey and Sunshine had the opportunity to know nothing but love and comfort with their foster mom. And I’m so sorry to these sweet little ones that they had to be born to experience this horrible disease. We will hold them close in memory. Their deaths weren’t for nothing. They helped us learn more about neonatal kitten supportive care and this nasty illness. They will live on through their mama cats who gave everything they had to them. These kittens deserved to live healthy, happy, wonderful lives. We are so heartbroken.

Rest easy over the rainbow bridge sweet ones. We know mama Tulip and mama Wonder are there with you and you’ll never be alone. 🌈❤️

Meet Mavis 🧡Last week our team member Natalie found a deceased cat who looked to be nursing in the median of Highway 31 ...
06/03/2026

Meet Mavis 🧡

Last week our team member Natalie found a deceased cat who looked to be nursing in the median of Highway 31 right in front of her neighborhood. We couldn’t begin to know where her kittens were, so we hoped for the best. Mom seemed to be cared for, so hopefully her kittens were part of a nearby colony or in the nearby trailer park.

Last night, in almost the exact same spot, Natalie spotted a tiny bundle of fur in the median. She slowed down, stopped, and waited until traffic was gone before approaching. What turned out to be a kitten ran across 31 into a Mavis tire shop parking lot. Without any traditional trapping tools, Natalie used her imagination. A cardboard box, pool noodle, string and sheer willpower to trap Mavis! This little gal has survived despite every odd being against her. With the help of a gentlemen who stopped to grab air for his tires Natalie secured Mavis and brought her home.

Don’t let doubt get to you, where there is a will there is a way to help! You can help the cats in your community in so many ways. You just have to believe in yourself and have determination. Thank you Natalie for saving Mavis! We can’t wait to watch her grow into the sweetest confident little kitten she was meant to be!

Kismet kittens need foster homes!
06/03/2026

Kismet kittens need foster homes!

Funny story..This little guy is Evil Larry, or just Larry if you’d like. Larry is a part of the thirty kitten intake fro...
06/02/2026

Funny story..

This little guy is Evil Larry, or just Larry if you’d like. Larry is a part of the thirty kitten intake from the Kismet Project. A team member and I went out last Wednesday and met Larry and his 12 kitten friends. In the yucky rain our team member climbed under stuff and rescued Larry and his friends from outside. They were all fake spicy hence his name. They had to hang out in a playpen with their caretaker while we figured out what to do next. A couple of days later we did the big pull of 30 kittens, including Larry and his friends. Or, so we thought…

That morning we got word one of the kittens in Larry’s group had passed. After doing intake we assumed it was Larry because he was missing. Flash forward to yesterday and some math (apparently math is important!) we realized we only had 29 kittens. Did a little investigating and the caretaker realized Larry escaped into her house! She managed to grab him this morning. Just like his friends Larry is very sick. They are underweight (literal skin and bones), having liquid diarrhea, and just not thriving. We are taking very intense care of them all. Larry is being monitored closely after a vet visit this afternoon. We are just thankful we managed to find him and get him the care he needs.

We want to thank everyone for their support and donations during this big intake. We have raised almost $3,000 getting us closer to our goal of $3,500-$4,000. Every donation counts and we couldn’t do it without you!

To donate:

❤️ PayPal & Venmo:
Please be careful when entering our name. There are several others trying to steal donations.

❤️ Cash & Check: Can be mailed or dropped off at the Haven house in Hoover at 3342 Old Columbiana Road

Four girls from our Kismet Project are at Cahaba Spay Neuter today! Two of them are the moms of two litters in the thirt...
06/02/2026

Four girls from our Kismet Project are at Cahaba Spay Neuter today! Two of them are the moms of two litters in the thirty kitten pull from this weekend. 🎉

05/31/2026

Behind the scenes of our largest kitten intake ❤️

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